Ah, to be there too -- wish we were rich! Have a great time, Rob, and all the other SLASers -- Yokwe, Joe --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Rob Ratkowski Photography <ratkwski@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: From: Rob Ratkowski Photography <ratkwski@hawaii.rr.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tropical Telescopic Tour To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 4:17 PM Howzit Joe?? well wouldn't you know it BUT we have Kona vog in but it ought to clear out mid-week.  we were up top on Saturday in windy-ish conditions but had an absolute good time.  the southern sky is ablaze, and those objects the guys want to see are right there.  I know Rodger is looking to see Eta Carina and that's no problem at all, it's just to the right of the Crux.  I'm going to bring an extension tube this time so I can put the Burgess on w/ a w40mm Swan and get a real nice wide field view, last look was w/ a 30mm and as much as it was a good view, w/ a long FL wide EP, the sight is just delightful.  I'm looking forward to meeting more of the SLAS'ers tomorrow and having a good time for the nights to come. A hui ho Rob _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com